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Incident Reports
UWPD Investigating Body in Lake Mendota
July 6, 2025UWPD Arrests Man for Arboretum Aggravated Assault
April 9, 2025Suspect with Knife Arrested
March 31, 2025UWPD Investigating String of E-Bike and E-Scooter Thefts
February 11, 2025- See all Incident Reports
Daily Blotter
Daily Blotter for July 15th 2025
- 3:01 am, Emergency Detention, Location Redacted. Contacted person experiencing mental health crisis.
- 7:39 am, Resisting Arrest, Elvehjem Museum. Contacted/Cited/Arrested/Transported/Released to Dane County Jail suspect for resisting/obstructing x2, battery to Law Enforcement Officer, entry onto a construction site, and cited for failure to obey postage signage.
- 8:45 am, Information, Location Redacted. Contacted person who was reporting a sensitive crime that occurred at a local hospital, referred to City of Madison Police Department.
- 9:35 am, Theft/Larceny, Local Hospital. Contacted/Cited person for UW Code 18.12 (6)(B) theft $100-$1000/concealment of clothing from local hospital gift shop, items returned, and person transported off location off campus.
- 2:23 pm, Check Person, Goodspeed Pier. Contacted/Verbally Warned person for disorderly conduct for inappropriate behavior and causing a disturbance, person requested to leave the Union area for 24 hours.
- 3:55 pm, Found Property, UWPD. Contacted person after their wallet and contents were turned into UWPD after being found at Brittingham Beach off North Shore Drive.
- 4:34 pm, Theft/Larceny, HC White. Contacted person who reported their bike was taken from the area of HC White College Library.
- 7:01 pm, Found Property, Lifesaving Station/W. Gilman Street. Recovered stolen bicycle and returned to owner after LRAS staff member observed someone abandon a bike on the northeast corner of the LRAS building.
- 11:02 pm, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Ronald McDonald House. Assisted Shorewood Hills PD with a disturbance at the Ronald McDonald House.
- 12:05 am, Assist Law Enforcement Agency, Local Hospital. Executed Blood Search Warrant on behalf of the Marquette County Sheriff's Office.
BadgerSAFE
Safety and security are literally at your fingertips at UW-Madison, thanks to our official safety app. The UW-Madison Police Department has created BadgerSAFE – a safety app that aims to keep the campus community informed …
August 23, 2023UWPD Seeks Information Regarding 1982 Death of UW Student Donna Mraz
Forty-three years ago today, in the early morning hours of July 2, 1982, just days before the July 4th holiday, 23-year-old Donna Mraz was viciously murdered while walking home from work. The UW student was …
July 02, 2025Green Bay Packers Honor Two UWPD Officers for Exemplary Service
Two police officers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department were recognized by the Green Bay Packers for their exemplary work above and beyond the call of duty. On Thursday, May 29, 2025, UWPD Officers …
May 30, 2025Preparing for Tornado Season: What to Know!
By: Mclayne Vaughn Tornado Terminology For your own safety, it’s important to know the terms you might hear during tornado season. This could mean the difference between possible or immediate danger, and the more time …
April 18, 2025- More UWPD news
Events & Training
UWPD offers regular safety trainings including CPR and AED (automatic external defibrillator), as well as Active Threat Response Training.